Hensarling calls meeting with President Obama “most constructive”

Congressman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, characterized Thursday’s White House meeting as “the most constructive” meeting he has had with House Republicans and President Barack Obama, although no dealt was reached on the debt ceiling.

The Congressman said on CNN’s “Out Front” with Erin Burnett Thursday night that the House Republicans feel they have met the President half way by offering a temporary six-week increase in the debt ceiling, but that the debt crisis needs to be addressed.

“I don’t want to confuse progress with success,”Conrgessman Jeb Hensarling said about to Thursday’s meeting with the White House.(AP photo)

“The President didn’t say yes, but he didn’t say no, and to some extent I guess this is the first time as Republicans we did not hear ‘No, I refuse to negotiate’”, Hensarling said, adding that while the discussion has yet to reach a negotiation, there was a “better understanding of each other’s position.”

Hensarling said nothing was`off the table’, and that Republicans will keep fighting ObamaCare. The Congressman said that the good news is that the White House has not rejected any formal negotiations on spending or debt, which includes ObamaCare.

Further discussion will continue “probably over the weekend,” Hensaling said.